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Guidelines Related to Anthrax
Considered
Infection Control
Guidance for Protecting Responders’ Health During the
First Week Following A Wide-Area Aerosol Anthrax Attack
(2012)
Occupational Health Guidelines for Remediation Workers
at Bacillus anthracis-Contaminated Sites (2002)
Clearance Strategy for Environments Contaminated with
Bacillus anthracis (2012)
Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing
Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings
(2007)
Medical Examiners, Coroners, and Biologic Terrorism: A
Guidebook for Surveillance and Case Management (2004)
Laboratory
Recommended Specimens for Microbiology and Pathology
for Diagnosis of Anthrax (2017)
Biosafety in Microbiological and Biomedical Laboratories
(2009)
Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal
Medical Diagnostic Laboratories (2012)
Prevention
• CDC Guidance: Anthrax Vaccine Adsorbed (AVA)
Post-Exposure Prioritization (2013)
• Use of Anthrax Vaccine in the United States:
Recommendations of the Advisory Committee on
Immunization Practices (ACIP) (2010)
Treatment
• Prevention and Treatment of Anthrax in Adults:
Results of CDC Expert Panels (2014)
• Special Considerations for Pregnant and Postpartum
Women (2014)
• Pediatric Anthrax Management (2014)
• Emergency Use Instructions (EUI) for Doxycycline for
Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) of Anthrax (2017)
• Emergency Use Instructions (EUI) for Ciprofloxacin for
Post-exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) of Anthrax (2017)
Mass Casualty
• Clinical Framework and Medical Countermeasure Use
During an Anthrax Mass-Casualty Incident (2015)
• Identifying Meningitis During an Anthrax Mass Casualty
Incident: Systematic Review of Systemic Anthrax Since
1880 (2016)
Yellow highlights = those guidelines
used (5 total)